Renewable energy projects in Eastleigh
21 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are located in Eastleigh (REPD, July 2026 extract): 2 pending, 15 approved but not running, 2 operational and 0 refused. The council refused 0 of 19 decided applications (0%; UK 19%), with a median 10 weeks from submission to decision.
21projects in the council area
2awaiting a decision
15approved, not running
0%of decisions refused
How Eastleigh decides
| Applications | Eastleigh | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 19 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 17 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 2 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 10.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Projects in Eastleigh
Projects of 1 MW and more (8)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allington Lane Solar & Battery Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 27 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2025 |
| Allington Lane Solar & Battery Farmbattery storage | battery storage | 16 | approved, not builtupdated Jul 2025 | Dec 2023 | granted Jul 2024 | Jul 2025 |
| Netley Landfill Solarsolar farm | solar farm | 12 | operationalupdated Sep 2018 | Aug 2014 | granted Oct 2014 | Sep 2018 |
| Chalcroft Solar Parksolar farm | solar farm | 6.3 | operationalupdated Apr 2013 | Sep 2012 | granted Dec 2012 | Apr 2013 |
| Hamble Lane Battery Energy Storagebattery storage | battery storage | 6 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Jan 2020 | Apr 2019 | granted Nov 2019 | Jan 2020 |
| CooperVision, Ensign Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 1.4 | approved, not builtupdated Oct 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Oct 2024 |
| Solarsolar | solar | 1 | abandonedupdated Jul 2019 | Oct 2013 | granted Mar 2014 | Jul 2019 |
| Lower Russells Fieldsolar | solar | 1 | permission expiredupdated Sep 2017 | Dec 2013 | granted May 2014 | Sep 2017 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (13)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsbury Supermarket, Tollbar Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.8 | approved, not builtupdated Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | granted Mar 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| Cooper Vision, Speedwell Closerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.6 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Oct 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Allington Lane, West Endrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 |
| South Point, Hamble-Le-Ricerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | approved, not builtupdated Nov 2024 | Aug 2024 | granted Sep 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Utilita Bowl, Marshall Driverooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2024 | Mar 2024 | granted May 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Strategic Park, Comines Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Oct 2022 | Oct 2022 | — | Oct 2022 |
| Unit 1, Strategic Park, Comines Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Sep 2022 | Aug 2022 | granted Sep 2022 | Sep 2022 |
| Unit 2b, School Lanerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2023 | May 2023 | granted Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| Pei Genesis UK Limited, George Curl Wayrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.3 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2023 | Dec 2022 | granted Jan 2023 | Feb 2023 |
| Holiday Inn Express, Botley Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated Jun 2025 | Apr 2025 | granted May 2025 | Jun 2025 |
| Itchen Power, West Endsolar farm | solar farm | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 | granted Jan 2022 | Oct 2021 |
| Chandlers Fordrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2022 | May 2022 | granted Jun 2022 | May 2022 |
| Hound Roadbattery storage | battery storage | — | application submitted may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Sep 2020 | — | Sep 2021 |
Postcode districts in Eastleigh
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Projects belong to Eastleigh by location (nearest postcode to the REPD grid reference); decisions are counted by the planning authority named in REPD.